CNBC.com The Education Department reports that it has forgiven fewer than 100 people's loans under the program. Even consumer advocates with low expectations of the program were surprised by the newly released data. Earlier this month, CNBC tracked…

Thanksgiving — when we give thanks and celebrate a tale about the welcoming of foreign refugees to American shores — is once again upon us. For some, it's a day of mass media consumption, with a parade and three NFL games. For others…

Before there was a spark, there was the wind. On the morning of Nov. 8, as the sun rose over the isolated mountains in the Sierra Nevada, gale-force winds tore through the canyon. A fire outpost on the Feather River recorded blasts of 52 mph…

WASHINGTON — The number of undocumented immigrant children in government custody has topped 14,000 for the first time, a rise that shows no signs of slowing as the Trump administration enforces policies that are keeping them in care longer.

We were dressed up, with ruffles on our socks and bows in our hair, and my mom was shuffling us into a fancy hotel that had invited military families to their New Year's Eve party. My two younger sisters and I gaped at our surroundings, gibbering…